This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
Private. 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Service No: 6712. Early life: Arthur was born in Keighley 1886, son of Robert and Alice Rhodes. His father was an insurance agent. Aged 5 in 1891, he was living at 56, Bradford Street, Keighley with his parents, sister Sarah and brother John. In 1901 they lived at 3, Rupert … Read more
Corporal. 268th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. No. 88518. Early life: Alfred was born in early 1880 and registered at Knaresborough. Mother Sarah Denison who was a housemaid/servant. He was baptised at St Robert’s church, Pannal on June 13 of the same year. He was 1 year old in 1881 and living at 3, Burn … Read more